student success statement

Student Success Statement

“Every time I’ve done something that does not feel right, it ends up not being right.”

-Mario Cuomo

What Cuomo has stated is the bases of your gut feeling. When you feel like something is wrong it ends up bad. When you don’t feel right when you do something you know you shouldn’t do it. So if it doesn’t feel right you shouldn't do it. I remember when I was younger I tried to cheat but I felt guilty when I tried. I ignored the feeling, but ended up getting in trouble.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of you trails the pleasure of an approving conscience.”

 --Robert E. Lee

Lee is completely correct. What he is saying is you can always turn around and do what is right. You do not have to stay on one path and that path only. Also like anything else choosing the right will become easier with practice. If you start to choose the right as much as you can it will become second nature. Also once you start to choose the right you start to feel good. That good feeling will radiate as long as you always do the right thing. For example one of my friends use to not always choose the right, however one day he started to and now he never does the wrong thing and at every chance he gets he helps whoever needs it. 

student success statement

Student Success Statement

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson is correct our past and future are very important. However what is within you is far more important. What you did in the past or what you could do in the future are small matters compared to who you really are on the inside. You can do research on a way to cure a disease, but if you only do it for money you have a horrible conscience. 

Washington sears

Seattle Washington Sears 60 years later

Summary: in this story a man 60 years ago stole 20-30 dollars from a sears store. He had lived with that guilt for the past 60  years and now he has returned this money with much more in it he returned it with 100 dollars and a note that said “ during the late forty’s I stole some money from the cash register in the amount of 20-30 dollars. I want to pay you back. Here’s 100 dollars to put in your theft account.”

Anon

Reflection: I think that in the end this man was truly great. Even after being able to get away with the theft he took responsibility. He may have stolen the money years ago be he put interest in with the amount he took. I believe that this is a great example to show that a clean conscience is one of the best things to have otherwise it will eat away at you.